If you had to choose ONE, who would be your favorite mafia boss from this list? Lucky Luciano, Al Capone, Pablo Escobar, John Gotti, Vito Genovese, Carlo Gambino, Frank Costello, Salvatore Riina, Dawood Ibrahim, Meyer Lansky, Griselda Blanco, or El Chapo? Drop your choice in the comments and tell us why!

We are seeking to bring Anthony Ruggiano jr. as a quest speaker here on our Mob Talk Social Club community. Hopefully we can make this happen. Anthony Ruggiano Jr was born into the mafia via his father Anthony ‘Fat Andy’ Ruggiano Sr. in 1953. His mother was distant as opposed to his father who, despite being a mafia hitman, was a warm and loving figure throughout his life. Anthony was born in East New York and moved to Ozone Park when he was five. He has one brother and one sister. Due to his exposure to a life in crime from such a young age, it was only unavoidable he later joined his father and ran his own crew. ​Anthony’s father 'Fat Andy' became a made member of the mafia in 1953 under the tutelage of Albert Anastasia, and quickly became a feared boss with one of the biggest crews in New York City. Fat Andy was featured in the beginning of Goodfellas, for having been part of the biggest robbery known to man. For as tough as Fat Andy could be he was also a loving and caring son, father, neighbor and grandfather.​ It wasn't until Anthony was thirteen however, that he truly pieced together who his father truly was. Fat Andy took him to clubs where he met the likes of John Gotti, and he began to read up about his father through articles. At the age of 16 Anthony was suspended from high school, and his father asked him what he wanted to do with his life. Anthony said he wanted to work for him, at this point knowing full well what that meant. Fat Andy kept exposing his son to other bosses and captains like O’Neil, who was the underboss of the Gambino family. At this point, through Fat Andy and his partner Tony Lee's guidance, Anthony began to form his own crew. The NYPD quickly learned who he was and began to arrest him in hopes they could shake off some money from his father. Anthony was also exposed to cocaine and the drug world too. At twenty-three Anthony was convicted of burglary and grand larceny but due to the lavish party his father threw in his honor, he wasn't aware of the consequences of going to jail. Upon Anthony’s release, Fat Andy moved to South Miami where he began to run a crew, until his arrest and 40-year conviction. At this point, Anthony's addiction began to accelerate and take its toll.

A rare look at the quieter side of mob life. James “Jimmy” Spitalere and Ralph Scopo Jr., both associated with the Colombo crime family, pictured enjoying a day away from New York.

Nobody hands you a book on it. You learn it by watching, and sometimes by getting it wrong once and never doing it again. Here are 10 of them. Never flash your whole roll. Keep a few loose bills in one pocket for whatever you're paying for. The rest stays put away. The second somebody sees what you're carrying, you've told them everything they need to know about you. Walk like you belong there. Head up, steady pace, like you've been down that street a hundred times. The moment you look lost or unsure is the moment you get picked out. Most trouble goes looking for the easiest option in the room. Be the last one to talk. Sometimes you're the smartest guy in the room and nobody needs to know it. Other times you're not, and staying quiet means nobody knows that either. Let people talk. You'll learn more in five minutes of listening than an hour of explaining yourself. Sit where you can see the door. Back to the wall. Know your exits before you need them. Not because something is going to happen, but because you should never be the last person in the room to notice that it did. Never put it in writing. Texts, emails, voice notes, all of it. If you wouldn't want it read out loud in a room full of people who don't like you, don't send it. "Do you know who I am" means you're nobody. Anybody who has to announce it doesn't have it. Real weight in a room is quiet. If people need to be told, telling them won't help. Be early or don't bother. If the meeting is at eight and you show up at eight, you're late. Traffic isn't an excuse. Neither is anything else. Showing up early is the cheapest way to tell somebody you take them seriously. Take care of the people nobody notices. The waiter, the valet, the guy behind the counter. Michael's father told him those are the people who make you strong, not the ones at the top. The ones at the top are looking to cut your legs out from under you. He was right about that. Don't build patterns. Same coffee shop, same time, same route home every single day. You'd be surprised how much of your life somebody can figure out just by watching you for a week. Mix it up now and then.